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    irish trips abroad exceed trips to Ireland

    http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhkfojojqlkf/rss2/
    http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0619/travel.html?rss

    Is this something we are supposed to be proud of? That we have completely destroyed our tourism industry in favour of relying on domestic tourism. Have we really got to the stage where we are proud of destroying our export industries? This is one messed up little country.

    Irish overseas spend €1.14Bn
    Visitors to Ireland spend €819m

    Balance of Trade? What kind of a brain donor is Seamus Brennan.
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    Why in the name of God would I want to spend my holidays in Ireland. Firstly, there is more chance of rain then sunshine. Next there is the rip-off prices for hotels and meals. A good family holiday abroad is by far cheaper than holidaying in Ireland and you are almost certain to get sunshine every day
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    Last holidays abroad I got 59 degree heat, desert and more fantastic food for a reasonable price than I could throw a stick at.

    Last holiday in Ireland I got ripped off and wet.
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    why does everyone like to be burnt to a crisp when they go on holiday? We're people, not lizards.

    Ireland is a bit damp, but it's one of the most beautiful countries in the world.


    If only it wasn't so damned expensive.

    Even 'slumming it' in a tent or at hostels is going to set you back more than it would cost to stay in a good hotel in some more economically deprived part of the world, and with the price of petrol, it costs more to drive from Ennis to Mayo than to fly to Morocco...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Akrasia
    why does everyone like to be burnt to a crisp when they go on holiday? We're people, not lizards.

    Ireland is a bit damp, but it's one of the most beautiful countries in the world.


    If only it wasn't so damned expensive.

    Even 'slumming it' in a tent or at hostels is going to set you back more than it would cost to stay in a good hotel in some more economically deprived part of the world, and with the price of petrol, it costs more to drive from Ennis to Mayo than to fly to Morocco...
    I came back marginally less grey than I went. It's not about getting burnt it's about not getting wet and cold. I spend most of the year here and live in a beautiful part of the country but I want something different.

    And as you mention, the expense is just too much. I had afternoon tea in The Four Seasons there for the price of a Sandwich, a paper, a coffee and a marsbar here.
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    This isn't about where Irish people holiday. It's about where foreign people spend their holidays. Wherever they go, it's not Ireland.

    Domestic tourism does not bring money into the economy. It's marginally better for the Balance of Trade than holidaying abroad. It's not exactly progress though.
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    HanleyS - you don't by any chance run one one of those overpriced hotels or car hire outlets you come across in Ireland?

    Nobody enjoys getting ripped off and staying in second rate hotels at first rate prices and being served overpriced, badly cooked food is not a memorable experience.

    And let's face it - other countries have a competitive advantage due to the weather. We may have fantastic conditions for farming and fishing but (global warming or not) we're never going to be a sun destination and I can't see a ski resort springing up in the Galtee Mountains either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rebel CNC
    HanleyS - you don't by any chance run one one of those overpriced hotels or car hire outlets you come across in Ireland?

    Nobody enjoys getting ripped off and staying in second rate hotels at first rate prices and being served overpriced, badly cooked food is not a memorable experience.

    And let's face it - other countries have a competitive advantage due to the weather. We may have fantastic conditions for farming and fishing but (global warming or not) we're never going to be a sun destination and I can't see a ski resort springing up in the Galtee Mountains either.
    lol, no I don't.

    I hate the way people try and explain away our failures. Our climate didn't suddenly change. The thing that has changed is the expense. We used to be competitive in a lot of areas. Tourism being one of them. Our Balance of Trade is in decline.
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    Well the constant pursuit of a concrete ireland wont help tourism, also the fact that a lot of ireland resembles any other europen country wont help either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CookieMonster
    Last holidays abroad I got 59 degree heat, desert and more fantastic food for a reasonable price than I could throw a stick at.

    Last holiday in Ireland I got ripped off and wet.
    I'll contact the Guinness Book of Records . Their highest recorded temperature on Earth is 56.7 degrees. In Death Valley California, 1917.
    This is exciting and fantastic news. Where were you by the way?Chernobyl?
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